It was on the news today that President Noy ordered the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) to release 150 Million Pesos that will be spend for the installation of 1,000 automatic water sensors in 18 major river basins in the Philippines. These sensors will track the water level and will help the forecasters learn [...]

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One of my male African Lovebird has been recently suffering from illness that is similar to the diabetes. I really don’t know what disease is this. It might be a virus infection or just the result of malnutrition. I wanted to consult a veterinary doctor but I found no one here. Here’s actually the symptoms that [...]

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Only this morning, two Budgie Parakeet eggs out of 6 hatched. The hatching made me surprised because today was the fourth day of incubating the eggs. So, I immediately thought that the budgie chicks might be premature.

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The Department of Education, through its Secretary, Armin Luistro, announced that the start of the so-called Christmas vacation will be on December 21 and next year’s class will start on January 3. So, it is already expected that the Christmas party of the pupils will be held either on Decmeber 19 or 20. My wife, [...]

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Jyote Amge, an Indian High School student in Central India, is currently the World’s shortest woman according to the Guinness World Records. She was measured, Friday, by a Guiness World Record commissioned representative as she turned 18, 24.7 inches. She got the record after being recognized as shorter by 2.76 inches compared to the height [...]

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Apple iPhone is actually monopolized by Globe Telecom since the introduction of the said smart phone here in the Philippines. But it seems that the monopoly will end today as Smart announces that this wireless provider of PLDT will be offering the Apple iPhone 4S (the latest iPhone version) via its post paid plans. The [...]

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On Thursday night, I learned from a news that a low pressure area has been upgraded to tropical storm and our province, Southern Leyte,   is one of the provinces where storm signal number 1 was raised. Just this morning, my wife called me up telling me that the classes were suspended by the Dep-Ed’s [...]

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It was revealed by the COA or Commission on Audit through its Chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan, that the COA is currently planning to buy hi-tech audit device and equipment that they should use in auditing projects whether they are compliant to the standards. For example, instead of drilling a concrete road to check its composition and [...]

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I first tasted the Yakult drink when I was still studying in college. I just met a woman pulling a box and was selling Yakult drink in the terminal. I bought one, and yes… it’s addicting. So, I really like the taste of the Yakult drink. It has a balanced taste of sour and sweet [...]

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We just enjoyed a little decrease of the gasoline prices here in the Philippines. Every month, I am spending at least PhP4,000. And with that little drop in gasoline price, I saved a little money which I allotted for my monthly travel. However, it was again reported that there will be price hike on several [...]

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